TY - GEN AU - Aswathappa, K TI - Essentials of Business Environment: Text, Cases & Exercises SN - 9789356930285 U1 - 338.9 ASW PY - 2023/// CY - Mumbai PB - Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd KW - Business Environment KW - Strategic Management KW - Technology KW - Government N2 - Being in circulation for more than two decades, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT has witnessed lows and highs of Indian businesses. The book was a bystander to the tightly controlled business environment and has been an eye-witness to the post-reform periods. During these periods, the book has captured all the changes and developments clearly, comprehensively and objectively. No surprise, the book has gained acceptance across the country. The sixteenth edition is comprehensive. It covers topics which have been held as game changers such as Pandemic, Make in India, Skill India, Demonetisation, Farm’s Loan Waivers, GST and many more. The book is a storehouse of data on various topics of business environment. Some of the tables are as recent as 2021. Contents : Part − A 1. Understanding the Nature of Business 2. Environment and Strategic Management Part − B 3. Meaning and Rationale for Globalisation 4. Strategies for Going Global 5. Foreign Direct Investment 6. India, WTO and the Trading Blocks Part − C 7. Technological Environment Part − D 8. Political Institutions 9. The Constitutions of India 10. Rationale and Extent of State Intervention 11. End of Government in Business? Part − E 12. Economic Environment 13. Industrial Policy 14. Industrial Licensing 15. Competition Law and Foreign Exchange Management Act 16. Companies Act, 2013 17. Public Sector Enterprises 18. Privatisation 19. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) 20. Industrial Labour 21. Industrial Sickness 22. Exit Policy 23. Infrastructure 24. Development Banks 25. Stock Exchanges 26. Financial System 27. Fiscal System 28. Agriculture 29. Balanced Regional Development 30. Population and Human Development 31. External Sector 32. New Economic Policy Part − F 33. Cultural Environment 34. Social Responsibility of Business 35. Business and Society 36. Social Audit 37. Business Ethics 38. Corporate Governance Part − F 39. Natural Environment ER -